“It’s God’s nature to come on in the bottom of the ninth, Tom had told her.”
Don’t panic, but the Losers are a little lost. Somewhere on their hike through the Appalachian Trail, they managed to stumble off road. Now, they’re deep within the unmarked woods of Maine with just their wits to lean upon — and four mics, naturally.
It’s a testy situation, no doubt, but they’ll survive. Join Losers Jenn Adams, Michael Roffman, Dan Caffrey, and Justin Gerber as they swat the blood-thirsty mosquitoes buzzing around Stephen King’s 1999 survival horror novel “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon”.
Together, they discuss King’s thoughts on religion, the novel’s parallels to sports fandom, the metaphorical implications of the bear, and whether or not they would survive this hellish trek. Not a single fiddlehead is left on the forest floor throughout the three-hour conversation.
Stream the full episode below and return next week when the Losers list the 10 best Stephen King stories to unwrap ahead of Christmas. Constant Listeners will also want to pick up and start reading Hearts In Atlantis ahead of our two-episode drop in December.
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